Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Widdicombe Way area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 213th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Widdicombe Way (BN2 4TH) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widdicombe Way (BN2 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Widdicombe Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widdicombe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Widdicombe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Highway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nyetimber Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime The Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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